Where does “palo-ovi” come from?

palo-ovi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ovi, from Proto-Finnic ovi, from Proto-Uralic owe — door.

palo-ovi (Finnish): fire door

Definitions

  1. fire door

Ancestry of “palo-ovi”, step by step

palo-ovi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo—
Every word from Proto-Uralic owe →Every word from Proto-Finnic ovi →Every word from Finnish ovi →